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Drawing from many disciplinary areas, this edited volume explores how the Coronavirus pandemic has disproportionately harmed vulnerable and marginalized people in the U.S. Chapters address harm to people of color that exacerbated structural racism and harm to low-wage workers that highlighted existing inequalities. In addition, the volume provides strategies that have been successful in mitigating these harms and recommendations for a post- pandemic more peaceful and just future.
Amplify Every Student's Potential Do you ever wonder how you'll reach challenging students (You know the ones.) and bring out the best in every single student? Be Their Warrior will inspire you, stretch you, empathize with you, and empower you to be a warrior for all students. Award-winning educator, Pamela Hall shares her strategies and stories for building unwavering, life-changing relationships through Culture, Community, & Being STRONG. You'll gain powerful principles that reap rewards of high student engagement & achievement while enabling all students to blossom. Whether you are a novice or seasoned educator, there's a doable nugget for you. Be Their Warrior is more than a catchy phrase. It's about being intentional and planning to help every child succeed. You'll learn to: Create a culture that keeps all kids coming back Start STRONG Embrace self-care Cultivate impactful relationships Ignite passion Empower community & family partnerships Create a classroom culture that fosters every student's gifts and talents, leading to a love of learning. Eliminate average. Be a warrior!
Drawing from many disciplinary areas, this edited volume shares tools, techniques and ideas for engaging college students in difficult discussions. From sexual violence to race to poverty and more, chapters in the book present useful strategies as well as limitations in creating safe classroom spaces. Ideal for peace and justice educators, this volume also includes the voices of students in every chapter.
A media guru shows us how to use social media intelligently, humanely, and, above all, mindfully. Like it or not, knowing how to make use of online tools without being overloaded with too much information is an essential ingredient to personal success in the twenty-first century. But how can we use digital media so that they make us empowered participants rather than passive receivers, grounded, well-rounded people rather than multitasking basket cases? In Net Smart, cyberculture expert Howard Rheingold shows us how to use social media intelligently, humanely, and, above all, mindfully. Mindful use of digital media means thinking about what we are doing, cultivating an ongoing inner inquiry ...
Drawing from many disciplinary areas, this edited volume illustrates the many ways that popular culture can be used to teach peace and justice. Chapters address such topics as teaching about racism, domestic violence, structural violence, conflict analysis, decolonization, critiques of capitalism, and peacebuilding, showing how different forms of popular culture can be utilized to enhance student learning. Contributors provide both theoretical backgrounds and concrete lessons using TV, film, music, graphic novels, and more.
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